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Feeding technology
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Feeding technology components

› Linear feeders
› Bowl feeder drives
› Feeding bowls
› Refilling units
› Control devices
› Afag-Chrome-Line feeding
› components
› Flexible feeding
› Diagnostics & training

› For more information and technical details,

› see our “Modular feeding technology“ catalog.
Feeding technology systems
› CAD/CAM feeding systems
› Clean room feeding systems
› Flexible feeding systems
› Disentangling systems
 Feeding technology

Linear feeder HLF

Movement/Drives/ › Large installation surface for the conveyor track

› Long and heavy conveyor tracks can be inserted

Buffering
(up to 600 mm in length)
› 115 V/60 Hz or 230 V/50 Hz
› Max. speed 7 m/min
Afag vibratory feeders with reactive force Bowl feeder drives BF/WV
compensation compensate vibration forces in › 115 V/60 Hz or 230 V/50 Hz
the drive unit and therefore prevent vibrations › Permissible bowl weights from 0.16 kg to 30 kg
being transferred to the environments, as well › Clockwise or counterclockwise rotational
as reciprocal interference on multiple drives direction
(cross-talk). › Throwing angle in 12° and 18° for BF- and 20°
and 25° for WV drives
They stand for the highest precision interfaces
with minimum gaps, as rubber buffers are not Feeding bowls BB/BB FDA
required for the linear feeders in particular. › Perfect adjustment to tool sizes and tolerances
This guarantees reliable operation and highest › Complete reproducibility
availability of the entire feeding system. › Available in FDA version
› Optionally available with 3 designs of standard
helix (radial, grooved or step helix)

Refilling units NVB/NVD/NBB

› Vibration and belt-driven hopper
› Fill quantities from 0.5 litres to 40 litres
› Fill weights from 1.7 kg to 40 kg
› Hopper interior with variable incline (NVB)

Flexible feeding component aflex qc

› Time-optimized bulk material separation
› Especially for part sizes/product variants that
change frequently
› Standardized interfaces for robot and axis
systems

Control concepts Control concept

› Autonomous operation of feeding systems
via the Smart Box
› IRG1-S for 115 V/60 HZ or 230 V/50 Hz
vibration conveyors
SmartBox IRG1-S IRG1-MS
› IRG1-MS Motor control unit, 230/115 VAC, 2A

Frequency control units PSG1/SIGA

› PSG1 for piezo linear feeders in the HLF-P range
› SIGA for vibration feeders (magnetic drive)
SIGA PSG1
Standards

Chrome-Line components
The standardized Chrome-Line components reduce
costs and delivery times thanks to optimized quality
in conjunction with a modular design for the feeding
stations. Well-known station layouts, and therefore
standard stations that can already be integrated in the
planning phase, as well as uniform, corrosion-protec-
ted surfaces complete the Afag building block princip-
le with regard to the feeding technology components.

Customer-specific
drives
› Application-based development co-operation
including designing, prototype construction and
series production
› Customer-specific linear and spiral conveyors with
24 V/115 V/230 V AC operating voltage
› For special applications in diverse sectors such as
› Providing connection elements in riveting and
welding technology
› Crimp processes in cable processing
› Counting, weighing, dosing in packaging
technology

Services
› Providing drive technology basic training and work-
shops about drives and applications
› Maintenance, spare and wear parts service
› Diagnostics with innovative QRG1 laboratory
measurement device
› Controlled series production with quality assurance
thanks to drive check and documenting relevant,
drive-specific parameters
CAD/CAM
feeding systems
› 100% engineered
› Maximum system availability
› Complete reproducibility
› Cost benefits for repeat orders
› High precision manufacturing thanks to 5-axis
simultaneous processing and using CAM
› Primary polymer feeder bowl material proven
10,000 times

Clean room
feeding systems
› Verified clean room suitability according to ISO class 7
› Construction standards for medical applications
guarantee easy cleaning
› Multiple part provision, preferably with electrical
Afag handling
› Feeder bowls made of FDA polyamide, aluminium
or stainless steel materials
› Use of medically-suitable materials with material
certificate
› Sorting bowls made of high-alloy, polished
stainless steel sheets
Flexible
feeding systems
› Wide range of variants
› Short changeover times
› Active 3-dimensional conveyance material
manipulation
› Combination of in-house Aflex components and
electrical handling systems
› Standardized vision and control concept
› Unlimited reuse of system components

Disentangling
systems
› The range of disentangling systems available
enables ideal adjustment to the individual
application
› Reliable disentangling and separation of springs
and other conveyed materials
› Innovative approaches for difficult part sizes
› High reliability thanks to automated suppression
mechanisms
› Autonomously usable electrical spring separation
with linear motor technology
› Decentralized integrated control system (drum
feeder)
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Switzerland
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sales@afag.com
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